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Flight crew of a B737-300 contacted a catering truck during taxi to parking. There was no known damage. Marshall and wing walker were directing aircraft flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 417009 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : stl airport : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 417009 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft was taxied across ramp and in to gate area at stl. I called captain's attention to catering truck on right side of the aircraft. The marshaller motioned us forward. As I looked at the right wing, a wing walker gave the thumbs up signal. It looked like only 2 ft clearance then less. I told the captain to stop and he did so immediately and set the parking brake. It appeared from the cockpit that no contact was made with the truck. The truck was moved and during that time the aircraft shook as the truck rubbed against the wingtip. There were yellow lines marking the sterile area, but they did not look like the white lines at our other stations. The truck should never have been parked inside the line at this tight gate. We should never taxi in (even with marshaller) if truck inside lines. We should maintain more than '2 ft' clearance always.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737-300 CONTACTED A CATERING TRUCK DURING TAXI TO PARKING. THERE WAS NO KNOWN DAMAGE. MARSHALL AND WING WALKER WERE DIRECTING ACFT FLC.
Narrative: ACFT WAS TAXIED ACROSS RAMP AND IN TO GATE AREA AT STL. I CALLED CAPT'S ATTN TO CATERING TRUCK ON R SIDE OF THE ACFT. THE MARSHALLER MOTIONED US FORWARD. AS I LOOKED AT THE R WING, A WING WALKER GAVE THE THUMBS UP SIGNAL. IT LOOKED LIKE ONLY 2 FT CLRNC THEN LESS. I TOLD THE CAPT TO STOP AND HE DID SO IMMEDIATELY AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. IT APPEARED FROM THE COCKPIT THAT NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS MOVED AND DURING THAT TIME THE ACFT SHOOK AS THE TRUCK RUBBED AGAINST THE WINGTIP. THERE WERE YELLOW LINES MARKING THE STERILE AREA, BUT THEY DID NOT LOOK LIKE THE WHITE LINES AT OUR OTHER STATIONS. THE TRUCK SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PARKED INSIDE THE LINE AT THIS TIGHT GATE. WE SHOULD NEVER TAXI IN (EVEN WITH MARSHALLER) IF TRUCK INSIDE LINES. WE SHOULD MAINTAIN MORE THAN '2 FT' CLRNC ALWAYS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.